Competency-Based Course Outlines for Business Education and Office Education: General Office, Secretarial, Word Processing, and Administrative Support Occupations. Revised.

Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Div. of Program Services.

This set of course outlines is intended to assist business educators in teaching competency-based courses in general office, secretarial, word processing, and administrative support occupations. Included in the package are lesson outlines addressing topics in the following subject areas: keyboarding, typewriting, office technology, advanced office technology, shorthand, word processing, office simulation, office specialist, and secretarial administration. Each unit contains some or all of the following: the grade level(s) toward which the materials are geared; course prerequisites; a course overview; a list of skill areas; and a lesson plan that consists of parallel topical outlines, enabling competencies, terminal competencies, and references to suggested instructional materials. (MN)